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Norm Robinson 
Latchem in 1939 Personal information Full name Norman Robinson Nickname Latchem Playing information Position Halfback Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1924–1933 Balmain 71 99 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1925–1926 New South Wales 7 3 Coaching information Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1930 Balmain 1944–1947 Balmain 1954–1956 Balmain Total 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1948 New South Wales 1953 American All Stars Norman "Latchem" Robinson (born 1900 died 1980) was an Australian rugby league player, coach, selector and administrator for the Balmain club and a City, State and National selector and manager.
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Playing career
Robinson was graded to Balmain as a halfback in 1922. Promoted to first-grade in 1924, he was selected to tour Queensland with New South Wales after playing only one first-grade match.
Coaching career
Norm Robinson had three separate coaching spells with the Balmain club. He was coch of New South Wales in 1948. Also, in 1953, he coached the American "All Stars" during their tour of Australia.[1]
Accolades
The Wests Tigers Team of the Century was announced in 2004, encompassing the best players from both Balmain and Western Suburbs. Norm Robinson was voted the Coach of the Century.[2]
The "Latchem" Robinson stand at Leichhardt Oval, Balmain's home ground, is named in his honour. Norm Robinson died 12 days before the opening of the stand by Neville Wran, premier of New South Wales and Tiger supporter, in 1980.[3]
References
Sources
- Malcolm Andrews (1992). ABC of Rugby League. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Enterprises. pp. page 490–491. ISBN 0733301762.
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. page 468. ISBN 9781877082931.
Footnotes
- ^ "Queensland's Four to aid All Stars" 17 July 1953 The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Wests Tigers Team of the Century". Wests Magpies Archive. http://www.westsmagpies.net/archives/2008/php/wt_totc.php. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ "1980–1989". Tigers.org.au. Archived from the original on 2008-07-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080722124757/http://www.tigers.org.au/Football_club/history/1980.html. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
External links
Balmain squad - 1924 NSWRFL Premiers (6th title) 1. Des Ponchard • 2. Jim Love • 3. Dud Millard • 4. Jim Craig • 5. Tommy Kennedy • 6. Charles Fraser (Capt./Coach) • 7. Norm Robinson
8. Bill Schulz • 9. Horrie Watt • 10. Andrew Fraser • 11. Roy Liston • 12. Les Hayes • 13. Reg LattaBalmain squad - 1944 NSWRFL Premiers (8th title) 1. Dave Parkinson • 2. Arthur Patton (c) • 3. Joe Jorgenson • 4. Tom Bourke • 5. Keith Parkinson • 6. Stan Ponchard • 7. Pat Devery
8. Jack Hampstead • 9. George Watt • 10. Colin Campbell • 11. Athol Smith • 12. Sid Ryan • 13. Dawson Buckley
Coach: Norm "Latchem" RobinsonBalmain Tigers squad – 1946 NSWRFL Premiers (9th title) 1 Jack McCullough • 2 Arthur Patton • 3 Pat Devery • 4 Tom Bourke (c) • 5 Joe Jorgenson • 6 George Williams • 7 Stan Ponchard
• 8 Hilton Kidd • 9 Herb Gilbert, Jr. • 10 Jack Spencer • 11 Fred de Belin • 12 Harry Bath • 13 Jack Hampstead
• Coach: Norm RobinsonBalmain Tigers squad – 1947 NSWRFL Premiers (10th title) 1 Jack McCullough • 2 Bob Lulham • 3 Pat Devery • 4 Joe Jorgenson • 5 Arthur Patton • 6 George Williams • 7 Des Bryan
• 8 Jack Branighan • 9 Herb Gilbert, Jr. • 10 Jack Spencer • 11 Sid Ryan • 12 Harry Bath • 13 Tom Bourke (c)
• Coach: Norm RobinsonCategories:- 1900 births
- Australian rugby league players
- Balmain Tigers players
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league coaches
- Balmain Tigers coaches
- New South Wales rugby league team coaches
- United States national rugby league team coaches
- 1980 deaths
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